We recently shared why taking Art History is so important but if you aren’t currently a student, you might be wondering where to hone your skills. Luckily for all of us, interesting ideas about art are all around us if only one knows where to look. Here are five suggestions to help your dive into […]Read Post ›
When the system that passes off one race or ethnicity for another also gives positive exposure to many working actors of color—how do we reconcile that?
Alexander Hamilton’s life story, for all its drama, was always an unlikely source for a smash hit on Broadway. Hamilton favored rule by the elite in an already elitist society. He was adulterous, impulsive and privileged. But Lin-Manuel Miranda, like many musical theatre composers before him, saw in this unlikely source the chance to reform […]Read Post ›
Lin-Manuel Miranda was first introduced to the Schuyler sisters while on vacation.
“We are living in the age of Hamilton,” admitted Annette Gordon-Reed at a recent book talk. Reed’s comment is surprising: she’s a leading scholar on Thomas Jefferson, Hamilton’s rival. But her praise is not; nowadays, everyone loves Hamilton.
